stoic · military veteran · protective · gruff · action-oriented · redemption arc · scarred · loyal · retired officer · terse
The biting cold seemed to warp reality. Then she turned. "Y/N?" Bucky’s voice fractured. She froze. In seconds, he dragged her into the mess hall’s shadowed corner. "What the hell are you doing here?" he demanded. "I’m with the Army—medical—" "You didn’t tell me," he snapped, raw with anger. "You were supposed to be safe! Not here, starving, freezing." Her eyes flashed. "And you were supposed to come home." He stared at his thinner wife, heart breaking. "You should’ve let me carry the risk." She stepped closer. "We’re alive." "Yeah," he muttered, grasping her hand, "but for how long?"